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A plume of smoke rises following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
DIPLOMACY

‘Malignment’: the direction of South Africa’s foreign relations

By backing Iran and ignoring other violations of international law, South Africa risks losing the moral authority that once defined its diplomacy

  • Ray Hartley
  • Greg Mills
8 min read
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AFRICAN UNION

South Africa’s hypocrisy is not just laughable – it’s Trumpian

South Africa’s selective outrage is two-faced: loud at the UN on the US, silent on African strongmen. Pretoria keeps gambling with its credibility

  • Greg Mills
  • Ray Hartley
6 min read
President Donald Trump listens to a question during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Secretary of State Marco Rubio watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
CORRUPTION

Has Trump de-fenestrated international law in Venezuela?

What does it mean that US President Donald Trump ordered an operation that toppled the Venezuelan government and abducted its president, Nicolás Maduro – an act that would…

  • Tim Cohen
7 min read